My great-grandfather, I never knew him, but he was the very
first baptism that I did in proxy.
And that helped me to get to know him, so to speak, a
little better.
And I felt closer to him.
We get satisfaction out of knowing that we've helped
other people, kind of like you feel happy
when you give service.
It's that same concept--that you know
you've helped someone.
And Christ spent His life serving and healing, and it
gives us--makes us closer to being more like Him.
To me, doing family history work, I know that the temples
are the greatest thing that we have on this earth that
connects us to our ancestors and to our posterity.
I was born before my dad became a member of the Church.
And though I was very young when we were sealed as a
family--I don't remember much of it--but I'm very grateful
for the temples.
And I know that they're a crucial part of the gospel,
because I love my family so much that the thought of never
being able to see them again is not something I like to
think about.